# JGC awarded contract for Kuraray synthetic resin plant in Thailand

JGC Corporation has been awarded the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning contract for a high-performance synthetic resin production plant in Rayong, Thailand, for a joint venture involving Kuraray, PTTGC and Sumitomo Corporation. The plant is scheduled for delivery in 2021.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-12-28
- Where: Hemaraj Eastern Industrial Estate, Map Ta Phut, Rayong province, Thailand
- Status: announced
- Capacity: High Heat Resistant Polyamide Resin PA9T: 13,000 tons per year; Hydrogenated Styrenic Block Copolymers HSBC: 16,000 tons per year; 3-methyl-1.5-pentanediol: 5,000 tons per year
- Products: high-performance synthetic resin, butadiene derived products, isobutylene derived products
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [JGC](https://endata.com/companies/1538.md)
- [Kuraray](https://endata.com/companies/2973.md) (customer)
- [Kuraray](https://endata.com/companies/2973.md) (partner)
- [Sumitomo Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/6281.md) (partner)
- [PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited](https://endata.com/companies/15056.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [jgc.com](https://www.jgc.com/en/news/2018/20181228.html), 2018-12-28: "JGC Corporation announces that it has been awarded the contract for the construction of chemical plants that will be the foundation of a high-performance synthetic resin manufacturing and sales undertaking in Thailand"
- [hydrocarbonprocessing.com](https://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2018/12/jgc-awarded-high-performance-synthetic-resin-production-plant-project/), 2019-01-01: "JGC Corporation announced that it has been awarded the contract for the construction of chemical plants that will be the foundation of a high-performance synthetic resin manufacturing and sales undertaking in Thailand"

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